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Ali will be forced to retire: Tavui

Fiji's top boxer Joy Ali will be forced to retire after next weekend's fight against New Zealand based Faimasasa Tavui. Ali and Tavui will be fighting in the 10 by 3 middle contests in the Toe-to-Toe boxing prom

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Varndell to go all out

When England's Tom Varndell was last in Dubai, he was named "Player of the Tournament" after scoring ten tries in his debut IRB 7s World Series leg in 2005. It is no surprise head Coach Ben Ryan selected t

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Defence vital for top honour

The Digicel Fiji 7s team will have to work really hard on its defense if they are to bring back the Melrose Cup from Dubai. Iliesa Tanivula's team played two warm-up matches against Japan and Kenya, and there were a

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Vito in doubt for Kiwis

New Zealand Sevens rugby star Victor Vito is in doubt for this weekend's World Cup in Dubai due to a calf muscle injury. Coach Gordon Tietjens said a scan revealed a minor tear in Vito's calf after their first t

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Ba confident

The Ba soccer team has high hopes of winning the Champion verse Champion soccer series title on Friday. The Men in Black won the first leg over Lautoka 1-0 and just need a draw in the return match to seal the victory an

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Springbok tips Blues

Springbok centre Jean de Villiers has tipped the Blues to make this season's Super 14 final top four. The Stormers captain, beaten 14-8 by the Blues on Sunday morning, left with a firm belief that Pat Lam's men

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Support us says Sevens team

"With your support we can retain the Melrose Cup." Those are the words of assurance from the Digicel Fiji Sevens team as they get ready to wrap up their training this afternoon. Manager Alifereti Malo said pr

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Kahui battles hip injury

Chiefs fans will be hoping centre Richard Kahui is pain free today. The All Blacks centre completed the majority of yesterday morning's training, having missed the last fortnight with a hip injury. Kahui described

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Leave differences aside

Let’s leave our differences aside and show our support to the Digicel Fiji Sevens team in their quest to defend the Melrose Cup in Dubai. That's the message from the Fiji camp from their Atlantis Palm Hotel in

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Lautoka wants to create history

The Lautoka soccer team wants to create history in the second leg of the Champion vs Champion series against Ba at Govind Park on Friday night. The Sugar City boys have not tasted victory in the CVC series since its inc

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Sevens team rounds up preparations

The Digicel Fiji Sevens team is slowly toning down their physical preparation as the team management work on motivating the players on the task ahead of them in defending the Melrose Cup in Dubai this weekend. After wat

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Rush helps out Tietjens

New Zealand Sevens legend Eric Rush is helping Gordon Tietjens in building a good team for the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament. Rush, who was part of the New Zealand team that won the Sevens World Cup in 2001, is conf

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Promoter promises top class fights

Boxing promoter Abdul Feroze believes next week's Toe-to-Toe promotions fight will be one of the best compared to past years. Feroze said under the Fiji Boxing Commission, everything is going according to plan and a

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US wants to repeat upset

USA Sevens team coach Al Caravelli is hoping to again upset the World Cup Sevens champions Fiji. Iliesa Tanivula's team lost to USA 15-10 at the New Zealand International Sevens in Wellington last month and Caravell

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Sevens coach under no pressure

The Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula is under no pressure as he leads the team to defend the Melrose Cup in Dubai this weekend. Tanivula has the players he wanted who were part of the winning team 4 years ago w

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Samoa optimistic about chances

Samoan Sevens team is cautiously optimistic about their chances at the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament this weekend. Rudolf Moors team enter the tournament on the back of a poor run of results, during which they have

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Lautoka retain Dennis Singh as coach

The Lautoka soccer association has retained Australian based Dennis Singh as their coach for this season. Association president Shalen Prasad said Singh has agreed on their terms and conditions to remain as coach for 20

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Tanivula ties up loose ends

Digicel Fiji Sevens coach Iliesa Tanivula is tying the loose ends of his side’s combination together after watching all of his players in action in the warm up game against Japan yesterday. Manager Alifereti Malo

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Tietjens places faith on Fijian players

New Zealand Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens is placing his faith on the the 3 Fijian players he has named in his side to win him his second Melrose Cup. Tietjens who is the most successful coach in the Sevens rugby code be

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Lautoka striker cleared to play

Lautoka Soccer Striker Valerio Nawatu is cleared to play in the 2nd leg of the Champion vs Champion soccer series decider. Nawatu was suspended for one match after he was shown the red card in the opening leg of the CVC

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